Karageorge, a senior walk-on, was found dead Sunday, four days after he was reported missing from his apartment. Karageorge, who joined the team this season after several years on the OSU wrestling team, was found in a dumpster a block from Ohio State’s campus. Police said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Bennett said, per Cleveland.com, Karageorge’s concussion issues came from both his three-year stint on the Buckeyes wrestling team and his first year as a scout team defensive lineman on the football team.
“We knew he had a lot of concussions. But you never knew he was depressed or anything like that,” said Bennett, a senior defensive tackle with 8.5 tackles for loss and four sacks this season. “I think he was one of the most positive out of everybody, which goes to show you can’t tell when something sneaks up. There’s no way to notice it.”
Bennett said he and his teammates “were worried,” but never saw any concussion side effects from the 6-foot-5, 285-pound Karageorge.
“He never reported them," Bennett said. "Kosta, I’ve said it before, I think he was the toughest guy I ever met. He must have been dealing with a lot of stuff internally. He was so appreciative of everything and so hard-working, when he got one during practice or something like that, he wouldn’t tell anybody. We would tell him to take it easy, if you want to sit out nobody is going to judge you, anything like that, because those are serious. But his mentality was always never quit, never back down from a challenge.”
Karageorge’s sister said he had suffered a concussion within the last month and told the New York Times he had “at least four or five” concussions in his life. Additionally, his mother said that he texted her on Wednesday referencing the concussions and apologizing for being an “embarrassment.”
Before head coach Urban Meyer's Monday press conference, Ohio State announced that Meyer would not address Karageorge’s medical history, but Meyer did compliment Ohio State’s medical personnel.
“I can say this, this is the best group of medical people I’ve ever been around the way they handle their business and the attention to detail,” Meyer said.
Hundreds of Ohio State students held a vigil in remembrance of Karageorge after the news of his death emerged Sunday night. He was 22 years old.
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